Apple TV dominates wireless keyboard pairing over iMac

I have Apple TV and an iMac in the same room. Even when the Apple TV is off, and I switch the iMac on intending to use the keyboard to enter password, etc. sometimes the Apple TV switches itself on, and the keyboard is paired with it and is therefore not discoverable by the iMac for password entry. This happens intermittently and I cannot find either a solution by searching online, nor through looking at settings on the iMac or Apple TV.
It is a wireless keyboard from ~2011 without keypad extension. iMac is same vintage, and Apple TV is
Can anyone please help?

Sorry, hit post too soon. Apple TV is latest model, bought in early 2014.

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